DETROIT- The 2013 Detroit Fireworks saw over 800,000 spectators viewing the fireworks along the riverfront according to a police estimate. Thousands more watched from along the road and in parks further inland from the Detroit River.

People began to gather around 2 p.m. in Hart Plaza and Belle Isle, prime viewing locations, as numerous roads surrounding downtown closed down at 6 p.m.

The balmy hot summer night was pleasant for most spectators, until about eight minutes into the colorful show, hundreds began to stampede from an area near the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center. Detroit Police Sgt. said no shootings or stabbings were confirmed, but something sparked a frenzy in the crowd.